Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
General Dynamics Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $1.8B
- Total assets
- 2,834
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $630,547
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) · Sponsored by General Dynamics Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing
$1.8B in assets, 2,834 participants
General Dynamics Corporation's General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) reported $1.8B in total assets and 2,834 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #20,383 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) covers 2,834 participants in Virginia, 3.6x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~781 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.
- $1.8B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 2,834
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $630,547
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $602M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 781 participants across 3,490 plans. General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) reports 2,834 participants - 3.6x that state average ($1.8B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.8B |
| Net Income | -$602M |
| Employer EIN | 131673581 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2019-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (General Dynamics Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 107,750 | $29.9B |
| 2023 | 14 | 115,717 | $32.7B |
| 2024 | 11 | 111,719 | $33.4B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
- Northrop Grumman Pension Plan $18.3B · 14,867
- Retirement Security Plan $9.4B · 54,531
- Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla $8.1B · 7,799
- Dominion Energy Pension Plan $7.3B · 12,832
- Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund $7.2B · 61,068
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) by total assets, not by location.
- Seafarers Pension Plan (MD) $1.8B · 7,399
- Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP Retirement Accumulation Plan for Partners (FL) $1.8B · 3,819
- Weyerhaeuser Pension Plan (WA) $1.8B · 4,028
- Aramco U.S. Retirement Income Plan (TX) $1.8B · 1,745
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems)'s numbers.
- By total assets, General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
- General Dynamics Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 12.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans